Frank Fernández (pianist)

Frank Fernández Tamayo (born Mayarí, Oriente, March 1944) is a Cuban pianist, teacher and composer.[1][2]

On August 28, 2015, At the age of 71, Frank Fernandez had his performance debut in the United States at the Ravinia Festival, in Highland Park, Illinois.

Compositions

Discography as performer

References

  1. Cuba International: Issue 7; Issues 10-12, 1989: "MAYARI-HAVANA-MOSCOW A few months after the guerrilla fighters came down from the Sierra Maestra mountains, Frank Fernandez arrived in Havana: 15 years old and thinking he knew all there was to know about piano....The latter's recommendation was: "Frank Fernandez could be a great choral director. but a better pianist. "
  2. High fidelity Musical America: Volume 31, Issue 2, 1981: "Cuba's renowned pianist and composer, Frank Fernandez, was soloist in the Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Fernandez realized all the Romantic elements of this work with a toss-off ease and even traces of humor."
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